diksha
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- noun
- /dɪkʃə/
- Indian
- During the ceremony, the guru performed the diksha to formally accept his new disciples.
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The initiation involved a sacred diksha that marked the beginning of her training as a disciple.
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As part of his spiritual journey, he received diksha from a renowned teacher in the temple.
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Very nicely, almost a hundred harinama and diksha.
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A diksha and siksha guru.
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Under no circumstances have I yet named anyone they should take diksha from because I do not have direct and personal experience with anyone as my diksha guru except my own gurudeva.
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Under no circumstances have I yet named anyone they should take diksha from because I do not have direct and personal experience with anyone as my diksha guru except my own gurudeva.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Diksha comes from the Sanskrit word dīkṣā, which means 'initiation' or 'a sacred beginning'. It was the name for a teacher's formal blessing when accepting a student, so diksha today still means the ceremony where a guru gives a blessing and spiritual instruction.